Baseball America Player of the Year
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The Baseball America Player of the Year is an award is given annually to the best baseball player in the NCAA Division I. The award is sponsored by the Baseball America magazine and was first awarded in 1981.
[edit] Award Winners
| Year | Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mike Sodders | Arizona State | 3B |
| 1982 | Jeff Ledbetter | Florida State | OF |
| 1983 | Dave Magadan | Alabama | 1B |
| 1984 | Oddibe McDowell | Arizona State | OF |
| 1985 | Pete Incaviglia | Oklahoma State | OF |
| 1986 | Casey Close | Michigan | OF |
| 1987 | Robin Ventura | Oklahoma State | 3B |
| 1988 | John Olerud | Washington State | DH |
| 1989 | Ben McDonald | Louisiana State | P |
| 1990 | Mike Kelly | Arizona State | OF |
| 1991 | David McCarty | Stanford | 1B |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin | Cal State Fullerton | 3B |
| 1993 | Brooks Kieschnick | Texas | OF |
| 1994 | Jason Varitek | Georgia Tech | C |
| 1995 | Todd Helton | Tennessee | 1B |
| 1996 | Kris Benson | Clemson | P |
| 1997 | J.D. Drew | Florida State | OF |
| 1998 | Jeff Austin | Stanford | P |
| 1999 | Jason Jennings | Baylor | UT |
| 2000 | Mark Teixeira | Georgia Tech | 3B |
| 2001 | Mark Prior | Southern California | P |
| 2002 | Khalil Greene | Clemson | SS |
| 2003 | Rickie Weeks | Southern | 2B |
| 2004 | Jered Weaver | Long Beach State | P |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon | Nebraska | 3B |
| 2006 | Andrew Miller | North Carolina | P |
| 2007 | David Price | Vanderbilt University | P |
| 2008 | Buster Posey | Florida State University | C |
